Sources: ABC News
China decides to making regular COVID-19 testing mandatory for its citizens with setting up thousands of permanent PCR testing stations, with 9,000 already completed in Shanghai alone, as authorities aim to "normalise" tough pandemic controls even after the current round of lockdowns end. 2022-05-6
China reports its first death from COVID-19 since January 2021. 2022-03-19
Pakistan approves the emergency use of China's CanSinoBio vaccine, becoming the fourth vaccine to be approved in the country. 2021-02-12
Zimbabwe purchases 600,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine, in addition to 200,000 doses donated by China. These vaccines are expected to arrive at the beginning of March. 2021-02-11
China approves BBIBP-CorV made by Sinopharm for general use, after the vaccine was considered to be 79.34% effective. 2020-12-31
China revises the coronavirus death toll upward in Wuhan, where the virus originated, adding 1,290 more fatalities to bring the country's reported deaths from COVID-19 to 4,632. 2020-04-17
China gives go-ahead for human trials for a potential vaccine. 2020-03-17
Hungary declares a state of emergency over the coronavirus outbreak, closing all university campuses and banning large gatherings, while anyone from Italy, China, South Korea, and Iran will be refused entry into the country. Senior minister Gergely Gulyás says "These measures are unprecedented in the three decades since the fall of communism". 2020-03-11
Australia extends its ban on travel from China for the fourth week in a row. 2020-02-20